Daniel Riordan (rugby union)
Irish rugby player (born 1984)
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Daniel Riordan (born 25 September 1984) is a rugby union player for Old Belvedere in the All-Ireland League. He began playing rugby at Coláiste Iognáid, where he won a schools' senior cup in 2002 and was on the Connacht Schools team in 2000 and 2001.
25 September 1984
| Born | Daniel Riordan 25 September 1984 Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Coláiste Iognáid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | NUI Galway[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Upon leaving Coláiste Iognáid in Galway, Riordan continued to play for Galway Corinthians RFC and entered the Connacht Rugby Academy.[citation needed]
Upon receiving a full contract with Connacht, Riordan then played his club rugby for Buccaneers RFC in Athlone. He recently[when?] played club rugby for is also contracted to UL Bohemians R.F.C. in Limerick, who play in AIB League Division 2. But for season 2010–11 Riordan moved to Dublin and now[clarification needed] plays for Old Belvedere RFC, and has been called into the Leinster Rugby squad for their Magners League fixture against Scarlets on 04/03/2011.[1]
Daniel Riordan's position of choice is as a Full-back and he can also operate as a Centre or on the Wing.
A former U-21 International, Riordan was called into the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008.[2][3]